Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Tetsuya's lips curled slightly. Very good, his 200 million is the highest price among these guys.

Boys like to compete in these inexplicable places.

Several friends replied that they would beat Tetsuya up the next time they met.

"Heh, maybe in the next life." That was Tetsuya's unanimous reply to them, which earned him a series of middle fingers.

After finishing his meal, Tetsuya went to the front desk of the Pokémon Center to retrieve the restored mantle rock.

That concludes his morning plans; he'll be heading to Rainbow City this afternoon.

Arriving at an open space, Tetsuya released Pidgeot.

An excellent physique inevitably attracts the attention of those around them.

He calmly walked onto the Pidgeot's back, patted it to indicate that they could set off.

"Beep~"

With a cry, the eagle spread its wings and soared into the sky.

All that remained were the envious glances of the people below and the girls' adoration for his dashing figure.

At this moment, Tetsuya, pale-faced, squatted down in mid-air and shakily lay on the back of the Pidgeot.

Chapter 124 Perfume Shop

Tetsuya swore he would never do it again; it was practically killing him.

When Pidgey landed near Rainbow City, it took him more than ten minutes to calm down before his rapidly beating heart finally stopped.

He's handsome, but the side effects are quite significant.

After putting Pidgeot into a Poké Ball, Tetsuya went to the Pokémon Center in Celadon City, as usual.

He'd been wanting to complain for a long time: why couldn't they just open an online reservation system? Every time he wanted to challenge a gym, he had to go to the local Pokémon Center to make a reservation.

Even though the Bounty Hunter Center and other places are all connected to the internet, you still can't operate them online.

This is very inconvenient.

Having completed a series of actions such as making a reservation and booking a room, Tetsuya walked along the road thinking to himself.

"I've done a divination. Is there any trainer who needs a divination?"

A woman dressed as a Japanese fortune teller was carrying a flag and shouting by the roadside, with a yellow fox-like creature that seemed to be half asleep beside her.

Most of the indigenous people seemed to have gotten used to her presence and didn't even glance at her.

A few outsiders, like Tetsuya, looked at her with curiosity.

The fortune teller's voice grew louder, "The fortune teller's personality symbolizes your fortune today."

Only 1000 Alliance Coins per try! Casey will give you the best answer!

Surprisingly, a few people actually got interested and went over to have their fortunes told.

Tetsuya watched with great interest for a while before leaving.

Is the personality divination done in sync with Casey's traits? That's interesting.

According to research, the Synchronize ability can transfer negative status effects to the opponent during battles, while in Pokémon like Abra, it manifests as the Synchronize nature in normal times.

Of course, another common trait of Casey is that psychic power is more suitable for training and combat, which means that their superpowers will be more powerful.

However, Psychic-type Pokémon are already rare, let alone Abra. Many people don't know that the Synchronize ability can synchronize a Pokémon's nature.

The Pokémon Casey sleeps for 18 hours a day because it is too tired from using its psychic powers.

Their unique racial talents allow most Casey Pokémon to master teleportation, a skill that many Psychic-type Pokémon struggle to learn.

For Casey, it can teleport repeatedly at will, making it seem like it's creating clones.

Even when asleep, it will instantly teleport away if it senses danger, and it will not stay in any place for more than an hour.

This resulted in very few people being able to catch Casey.

Speaking of its final evolution, Alakazam, it is also one of Tetsuya's dream Pokémon, incredibly powerful, and rumored to have an IQ of 5000.

But these are things you can just think about.

Walking through Rainbow City, he found it to be far more prosperous than any of the cities he had visited before.

Buildings stand tall along the street, with people coming and going at their entrances, and several distinctive streets in the distance are also crowded with people.

That area is home to Rainbow City's famous streets, such as Beauty Street and Perfume Street.

Tetsuya's destination this time was the Perfume Street.

A very stylish man dressed in a purple evening suit and a red bow tie is performing magic at the entrance.

With a snap of his fingers, the bouquet of roses in his hand transformed into a Suicune doll.

Wow!

The children around him cheered excitedly, and many young girls also cast admiring glances at the handsome man.

The man got even more excited and waved his hand, "Shuttlecock cotton, use cotton spores."

The blue, round sprites fluttering around him let out a soft cry, scattering white cotton balls from the three cotton balls around his body, which then formed the shape of Suicune in the air.

The few leaves on its head and its round little feet were still trembling.

"Wow, so cute!" The people around cheered again.

Shuttlecock cotton is indeed a very lovable sprite; it can even travel around the world as it floats in the wind.

Tetsuya stood to the side and clapped. It was an incredibly impressive skill mastery that even most Pokémon Coordinators couldn't achieve.

Indeed, every place is full of hidden talents.

As she turned to leave, she could still hear the man behind her saying, "Miss, this is my autographed photo. Please accept it."

Aside from being a bit narcissistic.

Walking down the perfume street, after looking at the signs, Tetsuya pushed open the door of a perfume shop.

"Welcome to Rainbow Perfume Shop."

A waiter immediately came over to greet Tetsuya.

Rainbow Perfume Shop, as its name suggests, is owned by the Rainbow Gym.

Rainbow Gym is a gym primarily for female trainers, with Grass-type as its main attribute, and almost everyone there is a beautiful woman.

This has attracted many trainers to spend their days near the Rainbow Gym appreciating art, especially when the temperature is high, with people squatting in every bush along the roadside.

Under the leadership of Gym Leader Rika, the main businesses of Rainbow Dojo are concentrated in two areas: teaching art such as flower arranging and producing and selling perfumes.

Many of the bounty hunter guild's quests involve acquiring perfume raw materials, such as Gloom's saliva, which are regularly posted by the Rainbow City Gym.

After all, this product is in short supply.

"I'd like to see the classification of Intimacy Fragrances."

Zhe also politely addressed the waiter.

"Okay, please follow me." The waiter led Tetsuya into the store.

In addition to having a richer and more pleasant scent, the perfumes produced by Rainbow Perfume Shop also have special classifications.

One of them is the Intimacy Perfume that Tetsuya just mentioned.

As the name suggests, spraying this perfume on your fairy will make the two become closer.

This is their specialty, and you can't buy it in most places. Since we rarely come here, we should at least buy some to stock up.

"I wonder which spirit you intend to use it on?" the waiter asked.

"Pidgeotto, Rockruff, and Blaziken. If possible, could you recommend a fragrance that works for all Grass-type characters? Oh, and Garchomp and Lucario too."

Tetsuya considered for a moment before answering.

"Okay, for Pidgeot, we recommend this fruity fragrance. The overall scent is lighter and more gentle, making it an excellent choice for Pidgeot."

Mantle rock is relatively rare. Our shop manager recommends the sea salt scent, as most Rock-type Pokémon can better appreciate this fragrance.

The shop assistant gave a long and enthusiastic introduction.

In the Rainbow Perfume Shop, the one thing you should never do is question the perfumes, or you'll likely be kicked out immediately, just like Ash's fate in the anime.

Of course, he wouldn't be foolish. He smelled all the perfumes one by one. "Hmm, they're very refreshing."

I'd also like to look at women's perfumes. Do you have any recommendations?

. . . . .

Two hours later, Tetsuya walked out of the perfume store carrying a bunch of bags, at the cost of a significant reduction in the amount of money on his card.

Chapter 125 Battle at the Rainbow Gym

Tetsuya grinned, feeling quite distressed.

With the shop assistant's enthusiastic introduction, he bought all sorts of products.

In addition to the Intimacy Perfume, there are also Rock Incense and Flower Incense, which can enhance the Pokémon's control over energy, corresponding to the Rock and Grass types respectively.

Unfortunately, there are currently no recipes available to make the incense corresponding to fire and flying elements.

The other cleansing incense is used when the elves are resting, which helps them recover their energy faster and get better rest.

I also bought a spice blend, a special food seasoning. According to the clerk, it's made from more than 50 kinds of spices and is very spicy. Tetsuya took a sniff and his mouth watered.

It's already strange to find seasonings in a perfume shop, let alone that these seasonings are selling exceptionally well.

According to Tetsuya's observation, almost everyone who entered the store had a bottle of this seasoning in hand, which just goes to show how boundless the power of foodies is.

He mainly bought it for Blaziken, since Fire-type Pokémon love spicy food. He just wanted to give the little guy a little something to enjoy, definitely not because he wanted to eat it himself (serious face).

These simple items cost him nearly 200 million yuan; of course, the perfumes and aromatherapy products amounted to almost half a year's supply.

The price is acceptable; for a monopolized product, this is definitely a very reasonable price, Tetsuya commented.

After all, their effects can only be considered as icing on the cake, and we can't expect more.

However, no trainer would be stingy with these expenses if it were useful.

After returning to the Pokémon Center to put away his bags, Zhe then went to the Rainbow Gym.

The appointment information arrived just as he was shopping.

One can only marvel at their truly high level of administrative efficiency.

The Rainbow Gym looks like an enlarged version of Vileplume (Gloom evolves from Leaf Stone), and once inside, it's filled with flowers.

Looking up, you see rows of transparent glass windows through which sunlight streams into the building's interior.

Isn't this just a giant indoor greenhouse garden? It definitely has a grassy style.

This time, he wasn't taken to the waiting room; he was led directly to the battlefield.

"Hello, Trainer Tamaki Tetsuya, I am your opponent in this gym battle, Ayaka."

Across from me stood a girl in a miniskirt with a cold expression, yet speaking in a very gentle tone.

"Ah, this," Tetsuya blinked, looking so stiff and professional.

But this is what a normal dojo staff member should be like.

Who were the gym leaders he faced in his previous gym battles? They were either young gym leaders, female gym leaders, or even the gym leaders themselves, which made things much easier for him.

In reality, dojo staff members fight ten or more matches a day, every single day. Who could stand that?

The main problem is that I often lose, and even the most patient person would find it difficult to maintain that mindset.

For example, you might be able to play a game for seven or eight hours, but if you keep losing and never see a victory, you can't face that reality every day. You'd probably smash your keyboard or something.

The most crucial point is that it's not because I'm bad at the game, but because my performance was restricted, which makes it even harder to accept.

"The rules for this match are 2v2, with the challenger going second. The specific rules are as follows..."

Tetsuya was extremely bored listening to the referee's endless, meaningless rambling.

Looking at the girl opposite, I couldn't help but admire her. Listening to the referee repeat the same things more than a dozen times a day must be quite a skill.